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Montgomery played a very important role in the War Between the States. Representatives from six of the states that had seceded from the union gathered in Montgomery in early 1861 to form the government of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated on February 18, 1861 as the President of the Confederate States. His inauguration took place on the Capitol steps where a bronze star now marks the spot. The First White House of the Confederacy, where President and Mrs. Davis lived, was later moved from its original location to Washington and Union Streets and has been restored. The telegram that gave the order to fire on Fort Sumter was sent from the Winter Building, which is still standing at Court Square near the fountain and has been restored.
Information provided by the Chamber of Commerce and the Montgomery Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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